| LC control no. | n 50042561 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Lear, William P. (William Powell), 1902-1978 |
| Variant(s) | Lear, William Powell, 1902-1978 Lear, Bill, 1902-1978 |
| Birth date | 1902-06-26 |
| Death date | 1978-05-14 |
| Place of birth | Hannibal (Mo.) |
| Place of death | Reno (Nev.) |
| Field of activity | Learjet aircraft Automobiles--Radio equipment Magnetic recorders and recording--Installation in automobiles Automatic pilot (Airplanes) |
| Affiliation | Lear Jet Corporation |
| Profession or occupation | Electrical engineers Industrialists Inventors |
| Found in | Fechet, J.E. Radio in airmanship ... 1942: t.p. (William P. Lear) Rashke, R.L. Stormy genius, 1985: CIP t.p. (Bill Lear) galley (d. 5/14/78) LC database, June 28, 2016 (heading: Lear, William Powell, 1902- ) Britannica.com WWW site, viewed June 28, 2016 (William P. Lear; William Powell Lear; b. June 26, 1902, Hannibal, Mo.; d. May 14, 1978, Reno, Nev.; self-taught electrical engineer and industrialist whose Lear Jet Corporation was the first mass-manufacturer of business jet aircraft in the world; Lear also developed the automobile radio, the eight-track stereo tape player for automobiles, and the miniature automatic pilot for aircraft) |
| Associated language | eng |
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